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MHRA updates list of herbal medicines holding UK traditional herbal registrations

🇬🇧 MHRA · Mon 02 Nov 2026

The regulator refreshed its published list of products with a Traditional Herbal Registration on 2 November 2026, but the page does not say which products changed.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) updated its guidance page listing herbal medicines that currently hold a traditional herbal registration (THR) in the UK. The change was logged on 2 November 2026 with the note "Updated list".

The list is provided as a 33-page PDF of 244 KB. The change log gives no detail on which products have been added, amended or removed, so the differences from the previous version will only be clear by comparing the two documents.

The previous update to the list was on 28 October 2025. Earlier revisions include a switch from an HTML attachment to a PDF in August 2024 and the addition of new items in March 2022. The page was first published on 31 December 2014.

The MHRA says herbal medicines can be registered under the traditional herbal registration scheme. As general context, a THR allows a herbal medicinal product to be marketed on the basis of long-standing traditional use rather than a full set of clinical trial data.

What it means for your team

  • Compare the new PDF with the October 2025 version to identify any changes affecting your products or those of your partners.
  • Check that marketing, supply and artwork records for herbal products match the registration status shown on the list.
  • Pharmacovigilance and quality teams should confirm that any THR products in their portfolio are correctly captured in their safety and product databases.
  • The change log does not specify what was altered, so do not assume any particular additions or removals.

Official source: MHRA ↗

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